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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4200
4100
4800
4950
4400
5100
6250
3300
3300
3300
3300
3350
6250
4550
5150
5400
km/h
20
WSW
30
W
10
WSW
10
SW
30
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
1
0.4
1
0.6
2
0.5
4
6
2
2
1.5
0.6
1.8
0.7
0.4
1.2
max °C
8
10
6
10
12
8
9
10
5
5
5
5
8
9
5
7
8
2
min °C
7
9
5
7
11
5
6
6
4
5
5
4
4
8
3
4
4
1
 chill °C
3
6
3
5
8
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
6
0
2
1
1
Freezing level m
4800
5100
4700
4700
5200
4700
4700
5150
4600
4600
4700
4500
4400
4900
4400
4300
4700
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
810691278855556946621315101317111213991091114911126
Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
Sunset
7:17
7:15
7:15
7:13
7:10
7:09

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 13km N of Crested Butte
11 km N
3492m alt.
33 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 13km S of Snowmass Village
24 km N
3082m alt.
33 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 7km NE of Gunnison
36 km SSE
2723m alt.
35 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
37 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
39 km N
2330m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
41 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
lightning 10km NE of Paonia
46 km WSW
2279m alt.
36 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
48 km SE
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 72).
0
lightning 13km SSW of Carbondale
54 km NW
2311m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
5

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.